diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_mark/explorer/state b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_mark/explorer/state
index b7fe08fa..b464179a 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_mark/explorer/state
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_mark/explorer/state
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ else
     name="$__object_id"
 fi
 
-apt-mark showhold | grep -Fq "$name" && echo hold || echo unhold
+apt-mark showhold | grep -q "^${name}$" && echo hold || echo unhold